Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 24, 1922, Page 4

-E; | | ' PAGE FOUR BEMIDJI'DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY BY TH& BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING COMPANY' G.E GAISON, President E. H. DENU, Secy-Mgr, J. D. WINTER, News Editor. ' % +—: TELEPHONE 922923 mu.: Fntered at the Postoffice at Bem! Md.n-. tr, :.Mar Writer's name " Wadty Floner ‘.‘:‘.‘.’l{“r'.’;’:n o T R Ry of each week' to'insure publiosition in the u!-“’ 9 On0 YOar conw'seruin$5.00 ‘Bix Month® eveeorames 550 m wnmr Plom&—'l‘wdv. pul ‘dnne-. $2.01 . = en this , only. the Unff t ::l'.d-v Eo lo':u ‘news published her .ll- OFPICIAL COUNTY AND CITX PROCEEDINGS ——————e— ANTHRACITE REEKS WITH GRAFT } The truth about anthracite is gradually coming to the surface, Operators have set out half-heart- ( edly to reduce wages, asserting that miners are over-paid. And the miners have enthusiastically ' offered to prove that profits are inflated, cost state- ments inexact, deceptive, and in many cases un- | truthful; that payrolls are padded with relatives Fi of the owners and with politicians; and that, the ' anthracite fields of Pennsylvanu are still reeking with petty graft. Operators assert that the cost -of producing tl\e sverage ton' of anthracite has increased tremen\- dously, and unquestionably there is some basis fo§ the statement. But if, as they say, the cost of pro- ducing the average ton of coal is $5.50, they should be able to prove it. - If the labor cost is $3.92, they should 'have proof of that, too. But, for reasons best known to themselves, operators always havd resisted-federa} and other attempts to ge} at the real cost of anthracite. Through' their propn- gandists they are trying to create the impression that profits are low and that the mine price is based on competition rather than on the old dictum of «gll the traffic will bear.” They would like the public to consider operators as a single group, and not as a part of a vast profit-taking organiza- tion, xncludmg the coal shles companies and the ¢ railroads, * Propaganda, however, cannot conceal all the facts, Operators are fond of statsitics tending to show the high wages earned by some of the contrdct miners, running up in many cases to $75 a week. But for every such case, it is contended by the union, there is a set-off in the person of a minér who has-run-into abnormal conditions; such “axun=" " usually hard coal, a change in the pitch of the vein, a thin vein, or oné of many other obstacles to large earnings. Hundreds of such cases are on file before the Anthracite Board of Conciliation, some of them showing large groups of contract ‘miners who cannot earn $1 a day under the con- ditions"they are facing. If hard coal is to be brought within the-reach of its reg\xlnr users, something must be done to eliminate some of th¢ middlemen and to get at the real basis of prnduttian costs. Only by a-show- down can the operators justify prices at the mines more than double the. pre-war rates.—Wm. A. Mc- Gerry-l i i O / SILLY STUFF Mettopolxun newspapers are printing the picture of two couples who were 'united in marriage while clad in bathing suits and aundmg in water at the beach in’Atlantic City. "In this day of jazz and bug juice, the marriage ceremony may not mean much to many, but there are still a few old-fashioned folk who believe a contract of this kind should be looked upon with Taste is a matter of tobacco quality We state it as our honest belief that the tobaccos used in Chesterfield are of finer quality (and hence of better taste) than in any other cigarette at the price. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. 20 for 18, 10 for 9¢ Vacuum ting _ of 50 - 45¢ J nther more solemnity than.passing prank. When a_young woman passes descnpnon “Do you know you haye asked for the costliest thing ever made-by the hand above— A womans heart, | hand._and a When thowfitle ; their impulsi mshness, but they should not be lings to go afid'do likewise. 2 — : SETTLED Two fussy traveling salesladies were riding in opposite seats in the train. One thought the car was too hot, the other said it was too cold. Just then a dusky porter came through. ; “Porter,” commanded the first lady, “I wish ‘youw'd open that window. I'm nearly smothered.” “Don’t you do it!” snapped the other. “If you i 'do Tll freeze to death.” “What you ’spose Ah should do in a case lahk ’ dat?” he asked a portly looking traveling man, . about two seats to the rear, trying to en]oy a little reading. “Open it a while and freeze one; then shut it and smother the other.—Forbes Magazine. . 3 PHILLIPS WILL MAKE GOOD Harry Phillips, who has been ably conducting the Mahnomen Pioneer for a number of years, has bought out his competitor, The Free Press, and has consolidated the subscription list with his own. The move is a wise one on the part of the owners of both publications, as there is not room for two papers in a town:the size of Mahnomen. One paper i needs all the business that the town can produce to (anywhere pay a man’ of Editor Phillips’ ability to remain in the game. Mahnomen and Brother Phillips are to be congratulated.—Little Falls Journal. §———F5 LEAD A CHRISTIAN LIFE ‘A minister in Iowa wrote to a prominent Chi- " eago banker, informing him of the fact that a young /|- . man‘in his _Sundny school class had been offered a .position. in"a Chicago bank at a salary of $10 a week-and he desired to know whethér a young man tould Jead a:Christian life in'the ‘wicked city. / The banker replied: ‘“Have no'fear; on a salary /0£$10-a.week 5 young man will‘be obliged to lead "'&-Christian life-in Chicago. »—Ex, §—-—S§ . UNBELIEVABLE Hosiery Salesman: “In all your trave!s, where did you receive the most hospitality?? " Neckwear Salesan: ™ “On my lastitrip fornia aretalier called me into his office, handed me a goblefjin one hand and a demijohn in the other and turned his back.”—Ex. §F—§ ‘Walther Anderson of Roseau county has filed for the Democratic nomination for governor. He has always been listed as an active Republican. Of course, a robin doesn’t use that kind of lnn-," guage—but if a robinydid, what would the robm7/ say about spring this year? f il Spelling bees are so popular in Beltrami county that you can’t hardly get anyone any more to spell it “seperator.” §—5 Discovery of a two-faced girl in Africa is re- ported Ah ha, so they have them over there, too, —3 May 10th is the last day for filing for a state oftice.” The primary election will be June 17th. § If you didn’t pay your water tax, you might as well ‘be prepared to be soaked. PLEASANT 'VALLEY her future wel- fare into the custody (of ‘2 man, she had. better be- lieve that it is a prettyserious: transaction.and fwhen a young. man: assumes -the responsibility of changing a girl’s name, he’ ought to comprehend: (the fact that he has ‘won'a prxze prccmus beyond The Ladies’ Helping Hand society held its regular meeting on Esther Knox. We are to have. a: traveling ‘hbnry again this coming year—so it has been voted by the society. Mrs. Es- ther Knox is librarian_ for the con- venience of the north community, and Mrs. Blanche Coffin for the southiend. A complete list of the books will be given at _an “early date. Miss Tressie Rundal of Lake .!nhn was a visitor at her uncle and aunt’s Mr. and Mrs.. George Hedglin, ! Sat- urday, April 15. Archie Green, who is working-for] .| the Crookston Lumber company in| ' Bemidji, .came ! up.and-moved’his family to Bemidji. Edmond Foster is setting out, a |.couple of thousand strawberry plants on the farm here this spring. S. E. Randall brought home a Fordson tractor from Bemidji. Miss - Emma Lu. Ketten gave an Easter party for the pupils in- the primary room a:week ago Thursday. All the (.)uldren had a very enjoyable gisiind his.sang. || ort of .a caper, ey WAy, bl; mven some sympathy. for given.notoriety ;which m:ght encourage othnr £0s- (Omltted Last Week) end of the Ralph’ Fresh Froly /The intermediate\ and high. schoel| rooms also. had an en by Mrs. Dickensown. Arthur . Skipton, working at the Cedar Wednes- tumed home and will ter, t:gn Riv:| day; April; 12, at the home «of Mrs. through the - farming s on; fid Ripple 'has mo; |ly ftom the ' Grandma tage to the R. R. Dicken: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Canpl ‘making their homg in Bemi sut.ntmus, capable agents, most valuable assets. a poliey. ment. | Insurance. say, “I am well insured.” | finest Life Insurance Companies. : HERE are a number: of the :very (& || represented- in Bemidji by’ con-" We have no interest in any Company, ar:d ;' = are agents for none, but the officers ‘of this ™ bank feel that Life Insurance is’ one of. your' Do not wait for those!- agents whom you 3 | know intimately to try to make you write A Hunt them up.and you will be . astonished to find the amount of protec- | tion you can.get for a small annual. pay- . There are few men today: with keen busi- ness judgment who are not carrymg Life When you come in to borrow ~a-littlé ‘money from‘us, we hope you can f NORTHERN NATIONAL BANK ! 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